Lanterns

Son Lux - Lanterns
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2013 Ratings: #405 / 1115
User Score
Based on 116 ratings
2013 Rank: #274
Liked by 7 people
October 29, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Joyful Noise / Label
Art Pop / Genre
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DAVECHER
68

An album that thrives when it strays away from gimmicky and dated production, which only happens occasionally.

CabooseBeech
82

Son Lux discography #3

Another step up from their previous album for me. I love a lot of the songs on here and find them to be very emotional and well made.

Track breakdown:

Alternate world: this is a great opening to this album. Very beautiful and atmospheric. Solid track. 8.9/10

Lost it to trying: another incredible song with amazing singing and creative production. Another super amazing song. 9.2/10

Ransom: another really nice song. Not as good as the previous two songs for me but ... read more

Thalassophoneus
90

"Electronic" may not be enough to describe the style of Son Lux. Their hybrid music transcends the boundary from electronic to organic sound. It is distorted as much as it is melodic, and unfamiliar as much as it is cozy.

DrakeBonna
78

Favourite Tracks:

Alternate World
Lost It to Trying
Easy
Lanterns Lit

imabluefish
58

pretty cool

81

Alternate World: 8/10
Lost It To Trying: 10/10
Ransom: 6/10
Easy: 8/10
No Crimes: 9/10
Pyre: 7/10
Enough Of Our Machines: 8/10
Plan The Escape: 8/10
Lanterns Lit: 9/10

Quite a good compilation of sounds and melodies that I would like to see incorporated in the future, although the current scene of which this album exists in is just a territory I am all too unfamiliar with, unfortunately. That being said, I did find myself enjoying the album a fair but, Lost It To Trying is a fantastic song ... read more

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Track List

1Alternate World
4:15
75
2Lost It to Trying
4:43
84
3Ransom
5:09
69
4Easy
4:01
77
5No Crimes
5:00
73
6Pyre
4:56
72
7Enough of Our Machines
5:09
66
8Plan the Escape
5:32
67
9Lanterns Lit
2:56
77
Total Length: 41 minutes

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Added on: October 9, 2013